2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Dylan McNeice, one of the fastest swimmers in the sport, was first out of the water at 44:54.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

American Meredith Kessler was the second women out of the water in 47:49.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

New Zealand’s Gina Crawford

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Meredith Kessler takes in the scenery on her way to leading the race.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

France’s Cyril Viennot turned in a 4:26:50 bike split to come off the bike in first place.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

No one has dominated any other race like Cameron Brown has dominated Ironman New Zealand.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

New Zealand’s Mark Bowstead

2016 Ironman New Zealand

New Zealand’s Callum Millward

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Dylan McNeice struggled through the bike and had to pull out of the race.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Conditions were ideal in Taupo, leading to two course records.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Terenzo Bozzone rode his way from seventh out of the swim to third off of the bike.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Paul Matthews was another athlete who didn’t have the day he hoped for and eventually dropped out of the race.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Australian age-group athlete Phoebe Fear on the bike.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Australian age-group athlete Matt Code on the bike.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

New Zealand age-group athlete Megan Arthur

2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Callum Millward and Cameron Brown battle it out on the marathon.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Great Britain’s Joe Skipper was also a part of the mix early on.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

The stunning run course takes athletes through town three times and then along the beautiful Lake Taupo waterfront.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

The stunning run course takes athletes through town three times and then along the beautiful Lake Taupo waterfront.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

The stunning run course takes athletes through town three times and then along the beautiful Lake Taupo waterfront.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Lucy Gossage got within a few minutes of Meredith Kessler, but the American was ultimately the faster runner.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Cam Brown and Callum Millward continue to run togehter.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

The cutest volunteers on the Ironman circuit.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

He does it again! Cameron Brown wins his 12th Ironman New Zealand title.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

He established a new course record (8:07:58) and broke his own record as the oldest male to win an Ironman (43).

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Joe Skipper gets second place against a tough field.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Skipper was not far behind brown, crossing at 8:09:37.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Kessler earns her fifth-straight win in Taupo.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

The American broke her own course record, posting a time of 8:56:08.

2016 Ironman New Zealand

The five-time winner

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Lucy Gossage finishes second at 9:05:08

2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

New Zealand’s Tammy Reed

2016 Ironman New Zealand

New Zealand’s Rhonda Lee

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Argentina’s Sergio Conde

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Australia’s Troy Austin

2016 Ironman New Zealand

London’s Tim Hutchins

2016 Ironman New Zealand

New Zealand’s Margo Southgate goes just over 11 hours in a tutu!

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Australia’s David Crosby

2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

2016 Ironman New Zealand

Japan’s Hideaki Nakajima

2016 Ironman New Zealand

New Zealand’s Geoff Bull

Photos: Delly Carr

It was a record-breaking day for both New Zealand’s Cameron Brown and the United States’ Meredith Kessler. For Brown, he extended his record as the oldest man to win an Ironman (43), became the first professional man to win the same Ironman 12 times and broke the course record. Kessler also had a stellar race, earning her fifth-straight victory in Taupo and again breaking her own course record.Read the race recap